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Beating the market betting on NHL hockey games

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  • Buttrey Samuel E.

    (Naval Postgraduate School – Operations Research, Code OR/Sb Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA 93943, USA)

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This article describes a method for predicting the outcome of National Hockey League (NHL) games. We combine a model for goal scoring and yielding, and one for penalty commission, in a Markov-type computation and a simulation model that produce predicted probabilities of victory for each team. Where these differ substantially from the market probabilities, we make “bets” according to a simple strategy. Our return on investment is both positive and statistically significant.

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  • Buttrey Samuel E., 2016. "Beating the market betting on NHL hockey games," Journal of Quantitative Analysis in Sports, De Gruyter, vol. 12(2), pages 87-98, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:bpj:jqsprt:v:12:y:2016:i:2:p:87-98:n:1
    DOI: 10.1515/jqas-2015-0003
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